text_original: After some ineffective attempts at negotiation, prob  ably undertaken merely to gain time for military pre  166 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE parations, Charles led his army against the Avars.
text_transcription: AFTER SOME INEFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS AT NEGOTIATION PROBABLY UNDERTAKEN MERELY TO GAIN TIME FOR MILITARY PREPARATIONS CHARLES LED HIS ARMY AGAINST THE AVARS
phonemes: ˈæftɚ sˌʌm ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv ɐtˈɛmpts æt nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃən, pɹˈɑːb ˈeɪbli ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən mˈɪɹli tə ɡˈeɪn tˈaɪm fɔːɹ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi pɹˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp pˈæɹəʃənz, tʃˈɑːɹlz lˈɛd hɪz ˈɑːɹmi ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈævɑːɹz.